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Cabinet: 2,686 People Found Working Illegally in 2015

Cabinet: 2,686 People Found Working Illegally in 2015

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – According to a report that the Cabinet discussed at its session on Wednesday, as many as 2,686 people were found to be illegally employed by 1,448 employers in 2015, an increase of 15.03 percent year-on-year. Supervisory authorities carried out 23,698 checks aimed

Kalinak: Businesses in Tax Havens Will Be Regulated by New Law

Kalinak: Businesses in Tax Havens Will Be Regulated by New Law

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – The new Government Manifesto will include a commitment to draw up a law aimed against letterbox companies, said Interior Minister Robert Kalinak on Wednesday. “We should be concerned when money flows into areas that are uncontrollable. We shouldn’t be talking about bans but about making

Fico: Respect for Fallen WWII Soldiers Is Part of National Policy

Fico: Respect for Fallen WWII Soldiers Is Part of National Policy

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Respect for the soldiers who fell during the liberation of Bratislava and the whole of Slovakia is one of the basic pillars of national policies, said Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Slavin memorial in Bratislava on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the capital’

Pellegrini Sworn Into Office by Prime Minister Fico

Pellegrini Sworn Into Office by Prime Minister Fico

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Deputy Prime Minister for Investments Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) was sworn into office by Prime Minister Robert Fico on Monday, TASR learnt on the same day. Fico and Pellegrini mainly discussed an amendment to the law on the powers of this particular post with the aim of

Solymos to Review Questionable Contracts as Environment Minister

Solymos to Review Questionable Contracts as Environment Minister

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Some questionable agreements concluded by former environment minister Peter Ziga need to be reviewed, said new Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid), who was sworn into office by Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday. Among the department’s priorities are tasks stemming from the upcoming Slovak presidency

Development Aid Is Important, Says Four out of Five Slovaks

Development Aid Is Important, Says Four out of Five Slovaks

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – According to a recent Eurobarometer poll on development cooperation and aid, four out of five Slovaks consider helping people from developing countries to be important, TASR learnt on Wednesday. In view of the migration and refugee crisis, the European Commission conducted this research to find out

NBS: Slovak Economy Should Rise by 3.2 percent in 2016

NBS: Slovak Economy Should Rise by 3.2 percent in 2016

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – According to the latest mid-term prediction of the Slovak central bank (NBS), Slovakia’s economy should rise by 3.2 percent this year, by 3.3 percent next year and by 4.2 percent in 2018, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Investments in the public sector increased